
Senior Advisor, SEC Crypto Task Force
Senior federal attorney (SEC and CFTC exp.) and former litigator with over a decade of combined practical and legal advisory experience dedicated to complex financial products, including securities, derivatives, and digital assets. Currently serving as a Senior Advisor to the SEC's Crypto Task Force and led agency drafting for the President's Working Group on Digital Asset Markets. Prior to this role, I was a Senior Special Counsel at the SEC, Senior Assistant General Counsel at the CFTC, and served on details to CFTC Commissioners Pham and Goldsmith Romero. I originally joined the CFTC as an Assistant Chief Counsel in the Division of Market Oversight. Prior to government service, I was a Vice President at an international bank's derivatives sales and trading division (FICC), providing business-facing regulatory advice and compliance coverage to an active trading floor. Before this role, I worked at a Manhattan law firm representing clients engaged in government and regulatory investigations, white collar prosecutions, commercial litigation matters, and those seeking general regulatory and transactional legal advice. As a litigator, I participated in securities and derivatives litigation, complex commercial litigation, and related arbitration. I drafted successful dispositive motions, and participated in depositions and motion practice. I also provided regulatory counsel and drafted opinion letters for brokerage houses, fund managers, and other financial institutions.
macquarie.com
herrick.com
cftc.gov
newedge.com
sec.gov
New York, New York, United States
Senior Special Counsel
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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• Full-time
Oct 2023 - Present
New York, New York, United States
Senior Assistant General Counsel
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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• Full-time
Jun 2021 - Oct 2023
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Assistant Chief Counsel, Division of Market Oversight
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
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• Full-time
Aug 2015 - Jun 2021
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Vice President
Macquarie Group
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• Full-time
Sep 2014 - Aug 2015
Greater New York City Area
Associate Attorney
Herrick, Feinstein LLP
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• Full-time
Oct 2011 - Aug 2014
Greater New York City Area